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Turtle Rescue Team Saves Snapper With Plenty of Backbone

Greg Lewbart

Blacktip Shark swimming in blue water.

Oct 6, 2025

Setting Health Standards for Sharks

If you want to keep a shark healthy, you must first define what healthy is. “The gold standard for health is a robust wild shark,” says Greg Lewbart, professor of zoological medicine at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. While that seems obvious, what isn’t so obvious is how, exactly, veterinarians get data on healthy wild…
A side profile photo of Dr. Greg Scott. He is wearing surgical garb, including a face mask and a headlamp.

Feb 18, 2025

For Georgia Aquarium Veterinarian, NC State Turned the Tide

When treating sick sand dollars or diagnosing a diabetic sea otter, Georgia Aquarium’s Dr. Gregory Scott feels waves of gratitude for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s DVM program and zoological medicine residency.
A male veterinary student smiles at two of his mentors, who are looking at slides in a pathology lab.

Jun 12, 2024

Equine Colic, Coastal Microplastics and So Much More: Summer Research Program Sees Record Participation and New Projects

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Scholars Program offers DVM students with little lab experience a paid opportunity to pursue their research interests under faculty mentorship.
Corn snake

Jul 16, 2021

Video: On World Snake Day, a Close Look at N.C. Snakes and Safety

July 16 marks World Snake Day, which has a goal of furthering understanding and respect for the species.
summer bulldog

Jun 30, 2021

NC State Veterinary Medicine News and Updates, June 2021

All the highlights from a busy month on campus.

Corn snake

Jun 1, 2021

North Carolina Snakes: Everything You Need To Know

The CVM's resident snake guy, professor Greg Lewbart, talks about snake activity during the summer, the biggest misconceptions about the species and more.

Dean Lunn lectures

May 25, 2021

Lunn to Step Down as NC State Veterinary Medicine Dean in January

Lunn, who has led the CVM since 2012, will leave a legacy of monumental growth and increasing global influence at the CVM.

Southern Copperhead

May 13, 2021

Saving Snakes from Spherical Snacks

In a new study, Greg Lewbart and his four co-authors described four case studies where non-surgical attempts were made to remove golf balls from the digestive tracts of snakes.

cvm facility

May 10, 2021

Heartfelt and Celebratory: The 37th Annual CVM Awards

The awards honor students and faculty for outstanding academic, clinical and research achievements.
Snapping turtle

Nov 19, 2020

Turtle Rescue Team Saves Snapper With Plenty of Backbone

A severed spinal cord is disastrous for people, but not so for some remarkable animal species.